Collar button



Jan. 9, G ES COLLAR BUTTON Filed Oct. 14, 1933 Garfz' e Z d C]; ar Zes InVeIzior y Patented Jan. 9, 1934 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Application October 14,

9 Claims.

This invention relates to buttons, and more particularly those adapted to engage neckties or the like, having for its object to provide a structure more efficient in operation, and cheaper in manufacturing costs, than those heretofore proposed. This application constitutes a continuation in part of my prior application filed May 1, 1933 under the Serial No. 668,858.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists in the novel details of construction and combinations of parts as will be more fully hereinafter disclosed and particularly pointed out in the claims.

Referring to the accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification in which like numerals designate like parts in all the views,

Fig. l is a top plan view of a collar button made in conformity with this invention;

Fig. 2 is a side elevational view of the button shown in Fig. 1;

' Fig. 3 is a top plan View of a modified form of button but in which is incorporated the principle of this invention;

Fig. 4 is a section taken on the line 4-4 of Fig.

- 3 and looking in the direction of the arrows;

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Fig. 5 is a top plan View of a modification of the button illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2.

Buttons adapted to engage neckties, in order to hold the latter in place relative the collar, have been heretofore proposed, but such buttons have been cumbersome, made in plural portions, and otherwise so formed as to make them expensive to manufacture and quite bulky when applied in use. The button of this invention overcomes many of the defects just mentioned by being unitary in structure, and formed more in accordance with the buttons of substantial universal use.

The form of the invention illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2 is a button more particularly adapted for use with shirts having detachable collars, and is therefore provided with a relatively long shank or post 3 of a length sufhci nt to pass through the two thicknesses of the overlapped ncckband of the shirt as well as through the overlapped portions of the collar applied to said neckband. To one end of this post there is rigidly secured the circular base portion 3 which, as shown, is dished to provide a convex surface 4 for contacting the skin of the person wearing the shirt to which this button is applied.

The other end of the post has rigidly secured thereto a head indicated by the numeral 5 whose outer surface is convex so that the necktie may 1933. Serial No. 693,665

slip thereover during the tying thereof. This head is generally circular but the edge is provided all around with a large plurality of closely spaced and sharply pointed teeth 6. These teeth are not in any sense to be confused with milling sometimes applied to structures to serve as a roughened portion for contacting the fingers when such structures are desired to be rotated. There is appreciable depth to these teeth as clearly indicated in Fig. 1 and they are purposely made sharp at their outer points for positive penetration of the fabric of the tied necktie in order to retain the latter in the ultimate desired position and to prevent loosening of the tied knot.

In operation this button is passed through the shirt and collar buttonholes in the well known manner and then the necktie is tied. During this tying, the necktie will slip over the convex surface of the head 5 of the button and hence the knot of the necktie may be formed as tight as desired. Then, by inserting a finger between the neck and the base portion of the button,'while applying another finger under the tied knot, pres sure is exerted through both fingers to force the head 5 of the button away from the collar so that the teeth 6 will penetrate the fabric as well as the knot of the necktie. Hence it will be apparent that the button does not have to be particularly positioned in the buttonholes since the teeth extend entirely around the edge of the head, and it is also apparent that once the knot is engaged by the teeth, the necktie is prevented from moving up or down, or from left to right and the knot is prevented from loosening.

The modification shown in Figs. 3 and 4 embodies the same principle but is more particularly adapted to be sewed to the fabric of the shirt as where the collar is furnished attached to the shirt. In such case there is only one thickness of collar material through which such a button must be passed, and. hence the post 2 of the previously described construction is replaced by a disk-like portion 10 of a dimension only sufficient to space the similarly formed teeth 6 of the head of this button from the fabric upon which the button is sewed. The head portion of this modification is likewise convexed and there are provided a plurality of holes 12 extending through the button and through which the thread is passed for sewing the button to the shirt. With this form of button all one has to do is to tilt the button to cause engagement of the necktie knot by the teeth, and no care has to be exercised in sewing on the button since the teeth are formed all around the edge.

It may be found desirable to leave smooth a portion of the periphery of the button head to render the insertion and extraction of the button easier through the buttonhole. Therefore in Fig. 5 there is illustrated a modification of construction according to which there is provided a plurality of teeth 15 which are disposed in substantially only 180 of the periphery of the head leaving the remaining edge portion it smooth. This smooth portion may lie in the circumferential plane of the points of the teeth as shown, or in the circumferential plane of the valleys of the teeth, or in a plane intermediate the points and valleys, these latter two variations being obvious and deemed unnecessary of illustration as being readily understood. In like manner substantially only one-half of the periphery of the button shown in Figs. 3 and 4 may be pointed.

It is obvious that those skiled in the art may vary the details of construction as well as arrangements of parts Without departing from the spirit of the invention, and therefore it is not desired to be limited to the foregoing, except as may be required by the claims.

What is claimed is:-

l. A button having a head provided with a plurality of radial teeth spaced about the circumference thereof, said teeth lying within the plane of said head and sharply pointed to penetrate a fabric associated with the button.

2. A button having a head provided with a plurality of sharply pointed radial teeth spaced about the circtunference thereof, said teeth lying Within the plane of said head and of a length to penetrate the knot formed in the necktie to a depth sufficient to prevent slippage of the knot.

3. A collar button having a base, a post and a head all integrally joined, said head having a plurality of sharply pointed radial teeth spaced about the circumference thereof, said teeth lying within the plane of said head.

4. A button having a head provided with a plurality of sharply pointed radial teeth spaced about the circumference thereof, said teeth lying Within the plane of said head, and means for securing the button to a garment.

5. A button having a head provided with a plurality of sharply pointed radial teeth spaced about the circumference thereof, said teeth lying within the plane of said head, and means for securing the .button to a garment, said means comprising a post for spacing said head from the surface of the garment, and holes through the head to receive the securing thread.

6. A button having a head provided with a plurality of radial teeth spaced about substantially one-half of the circumference thereof, said teeth lying within the plane of said head and sharply pointed to penetrate a. fabric associated with the button.

7. A collar button having a base, a post and a head all integrally joined, said head having a plurality of sharply pointed radial teeth spaced about substantially one-half of the circumference thereof, said teeth lying within the plane of said head.

8. A button having ahead provided with a plurality of sharply pointed radial teeth spaced about substantially one-half of the circumference thereof, said teeth lying within the plane of said head, and means for securing the button to a garment.

9. A button having a head provided with a plurality of sharply pointed radial teeth spaced about substantially one-half of the circumference thereof, said teeth lying within the plane of said head, and means for securing the button to a garment, said means comprising a post for spacing said head from the surface of the garment, and holes through the head to receive the securing thread.

GARFIELD CHARLES. 

